[IP] EFF's Cindy Cohn: Valid election isn't a partisan issue

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>
Date: July 30, 2004 10:13:03 AM EDT
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: Re: [IP] EFF's Cindy Cohn: Valid election isn't a partisan 
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla., July 29 (UPI) -- Despite the support for voter
reform in Florida's Republican administration, the state GOP has
sent out a warning about touch-screen voting machines.

The Republican party advised Miami voters to use absentee ballots
because there is no paper trail for touch screens and they can't
"verify your vote."

Democrats have been making that argument for months, but Gov. Jeb
Bush, his elections director and Republican legislators insist
that it's wrong.

The mailer from the Republican party of Florida said: "The liberal
Democrats have already begun their attacks and the new electronic
voting machines do not have a paper ballot to verify your vote
in case of a recount. Make sure your vote counts. Order your
absentee ballot today."

A coalition of groups have filed a lawsuit trying to force state
elections officials to establish a way for manual recounts of
touch-screen results.

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